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    You guys are right, I put it back like it was, and it will stay that way, thanks for being so honest in your comments, all good reasons. Thank you all for helping me .

    Here's a few pic's of it after I put it back together and cleaned it up.
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    It looks fine like that, at least you have one.
    Regards, Jim

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    Quote Originally Posted by lboos View Post
    You guys are right, I put it back like it was, and it will stay that way, thanks for being so honest in your comments, all good reasons. Thank you all for helping me .

    Here's a few pic's of it after I put it back together and cleaned it up.
    Looks great. You mentioned 'maybe I was wrong about the WWII era?'. No, it is a WWII carbine and I think it may be in the serial number range of the first run of M1A1s. All carbines were made during WWII. But having been overhauled and updated while it was in service, it would take an expensive restoration to put it back into original condition. As it is, you still have an honest M1A1icon that has some good value which is only going to go up.
    'Really Senior Member' Especially since I started on the original Culver forum. That had to be about 1998.

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    Quote Originally Posted by INLAND44 View Post
    Looks great. You mentioned 'maybe I was wrong about the WWII era?'. No, it is a WWII carbine and I think it may be in the serial number range of the first run of M1A1s. All carbines were made during WWII. But having been overhauled and updated while it was in service, it would take an expensive restoration to put it back into original condition. As it is, you still have an honest M1A1icon that has some good value which is only going to go up.
    Inland,
    Thank's for the kind words and good advice. I went back and try'd to find what you are talking about [maybe you was wrong about the WW 2 era ?] if I made a mistake. I did not mean to, prob. just my poor grammar .
    This is a great forum, and so many of you guy's that know your carbines, you guy's sure saved me from making a big mistake.

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    Very Nice! Not a thing wrong with that sweet weapon!

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    Quote Originally Posted by lboos View Post
    I thank you all for your advice. Would it be best with all these prob's to just leave it alone as RCS says and put the rear adj. sight and a newer bayonet lug and frt. sight back on and the four rivet hand guard and leave as a Korea-Vietnam ere M1A1icon ?
    Maybe I was wrong on the WW 2 era. what would you guy's do with it ? just asking for some advice, Thanks for any help.
    RCS, That sure would be a lot less trouble and exp.
    I meant, no, you were not wrong.
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    Quote Originally Posted by imarangemaster View Post
    i agree with these guys. It IS a Korea Vietnam era M1 carbine. General Norman Schwarzkopf of Desert Storm fame, carried an M2 Carbine in an M1A1icon stock as a young Lt. in Vietnam. My 6 digit Inland is correct, though not correct for 1942. It is correct for when it was rebuilt in the 1950s, and stuck in a VCI "white bag." It has arsenal upgrades to make it a better weapon: adjustable rear sight, M2 magazine catch, Type III barrel band for better accuracy and use of a bayonet, non-dog-leg hammer, and a stronger Potbelly stock (though I added that). A restored Inland, will always be just restored. It is actually more authentic with the upgrades, because that was its last "as issued" condition.

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    imarangemaster,
    Thank's for posting the pic. of Gen. Schwarzkopf, but i'm thinking that M1A1/M2 prob. belonged to the RVN paratrooper in the middle he was helping. and Schwarzkopf being a Lt. would have carried a 1911 most of the time.
    Many of the RVN troop's carried the M1's and their paratroopers loved the folding stock with the M1 or M2. it would help if we knew the year of the pic. many M1's, M1A1's, and M2's were issued to the RVN.
    But, I've been wrong many time's before.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lboos View Post
    Thank's for posting the pic. of Gen. Schwarzkopf, but i'm thinking that M1A1icon/M2 prob. belonged to the RVN paratrooper
    Apparently the story was that Norman had an M1A1...
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    Quote Originally Posted by browningautorifleicon View Post
    Apparently the story was that Norman had an M1A1icon...
    bar,
    Thank's for that info. that makes owning a M1A1 even more interesting.

    I am going to the range tomorrow to see how it shoot's, I just hope it shoot's as good as my Quality Hardware does.

    If all goes well, I will clean it, and into the display case it goes in my little comp. room.

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    Quote Originally Posted by browningautorifleicon View Post
    Apparently the story was that Norman had an M1A1icon...
    It was Norman's. If you look close, he has 30 rounders in his jungle fatigue breast pocket. I also read something years ago where he referred to his "paratrooper" carbine he used in Vietnam. IIRC, he was talking about it being a lot of firepower if things got "close and stupid," or something like that. It was around the time of Desert Storm (1990/1991) that I read it in print media.
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